So now that we are coming to a day where Gay marriage is being legalized all over the country. As state after state after state has their prejudiced laws reversed, overturned and thrown out, I decided to take a minute to offer a little insight as to why the rainbow is now shinning so bright.

See it hasn’t always been easy to be Gay. Whether you were White, Black, Asian, African, Jewish, or whatever nationality you are. And the truth of the matter is in many of those cultures it’s still a major struggle to be completely accepted as an equal and respected as an individual. For every show that you see that embraces the LGBT community, there is a real life situation playing out where those Homophobic men still choose to beat, maul, degrade, and dehumanize the community. Ten years ago it wasn’t so easy to come out and live your life freely. The revolution was still in its infancy and the Love and Acceptance Ministries were just beginning. While it was an easier time to walk in your skin, than say twenty or thirty years ago, it was still seen as taboo, nasty and a disgrace.

There were many who hid who they were and allowed themselves to be victims of the creep and dl lifestyle. And yea, true enough there’s still plenty of so called “DL niggas” running around here, but trust me that’s now only a title and not truly a way of living. If you give one of them “DL” boiis the right time of night and the right person, that hidden agenda quickly becomes a standard Gay; eager to engage in the pleasures of the lifestyle.

The beauty of the revolution is that now so many more of those who once thought they had to hide in the closest can come out and live freely. It has allowed for the teens and tweens, the twinks and grown-ups to live their authentic lives without fearing the harsh, negative and scathing back lash. We have the first President in history to come out openly in support of the cause, we have marriage being legalized and benefits recognized. 

Ask that stud or fem, that masculine or feminine man if it makes a difference to them whether or not they can marry who they want, allow them to have the same rights afforded to heteros when something happens to the one they love. The reality is.. the Rainbow has always been a symbol for happiness, positivity, joy, luck, and fortune. Whether it was the Leprechaun who said his gold was at the end of the rainbow, or after a storm when the sun light hits the water and you see a beautiful rainbow in the sky. The colors are bright and radiate fun and joy. So you had to figure it was only a matter of time before the object that symbolized the LGBT community would shine brights over its’ people and bring forth positive change. 

So remember when you think that the name calling, and harassment was for nothing.. think about that rainbow and how every time you see it, it shines bright. Just like the people it represents, you can pour water on it and try to destroy it,but once the sun hits it, it will shine in all its glory.